After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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